Watertown's Former Five-Term Mayor Offers His Take on Life in the North Country and Beyond

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

GOP Food Fight That Few Will See

With a whopping six people viewing the live stream and a small over the air audience on Friday, the GOP Assembly debate on WPBS will sway few even though accounts from the event taped today show a feisty and contentious affair hosted by Jeff Cole.
Bobsledder Russ Finley laid into his opponents charging Bill Sheridan with being a double dipper who will make over $200K a year if he wins. Finley lambasted John Byrne for his $20K+ in fines from the Liquor Authority when he owned an Oneonta bar and Finley said Byrne was caught red handed dumping cheap liquor into expensive bottles.
Mr. Byrne came sporting a Trump tie, although earlier in the year he skipped the Trump rally to attend the Kasich event supported by GOP poobahs and media mandarins.
It was said to be heated at times between Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Finley as an Addie Russell staffer looked on during the taping at the Arsenal Street studio. Mr. Sheridan chided Mr. Finley for refusing to say if we would support the primary winner if other than himself.
The Dems seem to think Mr. Sheridan is now the frontrunner, but this is really a hard race to guess. I had pegged Mr. Byrne the early favorite, but Mr. Finley has been aggressive too.
Next Tuesday we will know for sure, but the media filter on such things will likely not give voters much of the flavor of today's battle royale.
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Sheridan retires from corrections, then somehow manages to to get himself the bid on the lucrative Volunteer Services Contract. Now he wants the Assembly job with the, 40,000.00 Raise? Sounds more like TRIPLE DIPPING,and $250,000.00 a year for little or no work!

4:36 Very wrong with Sheridan. He was there in the days of Republican control and a hefty fund balance. Don't go there with mis information. Byrne is Passive and Finley is just plain whacked. Do as you wish, but this here republican is Sheridan without even blinking an eye.